Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain

Objective(s): Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease with a high incidence, high disability rate, and high mortality. Stroke damages the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. Immune cells are concerned with multiple facets of ischemic stroke; peripheral immune cells, including neutrophils, T cel...

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Main Authors: Aboutaleb Tamtaji, Sayyed Alireza Talaei, Homayoun Naderian, Mohammad Ali Atlasi, Nasim Alipour, Abolfazl Azami-Tameh
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Published: Mashhad University of Medical Sciences 2025-09-01
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author Aboutaleb Tamtaji
Sayyed Alireza Talaei
Homayoun Naderian
Mohammad Ali Atlasi
Nasim Alipour
Abolfazl Azami-Tameh
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description Objective(s): Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease with a high incidence, high disability rate, and high mortality. Stroke damages the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. Immune cells are concerned with multiple facets of ischemic stroke; peripheral immune cells, including neutrophils, T cells, B cells, and macrophages, infiltrate the ischemic brain tissue and are essential in regulating the progression of ischemic brain damage. The current study investigated the effects of estrogen and progesterone (PROG) hormones (E/P) on the expression of CD4+ and Gene expression of IL-1β (interleukin-1β) in MCAO rat models.Materials and Methods: Stroke was induced in male adult rats by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Rats were collected 24 hr after reperfusion, and then the doses of estrogen and progesterone were administered two hours after tMCAO. The expression of CD4+ using the immunohistochemistry (IHC) method and gene expression of IL-1β using the Real-time PCR in the ischemic penumbra of the male rat’s brain cortex were determined, and infarct volume was determined 24 hr after ischemia using TTC staining.Results: CD4+ and Gene expression of IL-1β were significantly increased in the Ischemia group compared to the control group. Also, E/P administration reduced infarct volume and CD4+ and gene expression of IL-1β compared to the Ischemia group.Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that induction of tMCAO altered the expression of CD4+ and gene expression of IL-1β in the ischemic penumbra. Moreover, E/P treatment could reverse these effects of stroke.
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spelling doaj-art-02434b0f5dfd44588cb6b159f3a6f55c2025-08-20T03:35:48ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences2008-38662008-38742025-09-012891254126010.22038/ijbms.2025.84415.1827526149Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brainAboutaleb Tamtaji0Sayyed Alireza Talaei1Homayoun Naderian2Mohammad Ali Atlasi3Nasim Alipour4Abolfazl Azami-Tameh5Anatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranPhysiology Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranAnatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranAnatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranDepartment of Medical Basic Sciences, MMS.C., Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, IranAnatomical Sciences Research Center, Institute for Basic Sciences, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, IranObjective(s): Stroke is an acute cerebrovascular disease with a high incidence, high disability rate, and high mortality. Stroke damages the integrity of the blood-brain barrier. Immune cells are concerned with multiple facets of ischemic stroke; peripheral immune cells, including neutrophils, T cells, B cells, and macrophages, infiltrate the ischemic brain tissue and are essential in regulating the progression of ischemic brain damage. The current study investigated the effects of estrogen and progesterone (PROG) hormones (E/P) on the expression of CD4+ and Gene expression of IL-1β (interleukin-1β) in MCAO rat models.Materials and Methods: Stroke was induced in male adult rats by transient middle cerebral artery occlusion (tMCAO). Rats were collected 24 hr after reperfusion, and then the doses of estrogen and progesterone were administered two hours after tMCAO. The expression of CD4+ using the immunohistochemistry (IHC) method and gene expression of IL-1β using the Real-time PCR in the ischemic penumbra of the male rat’s brain cortex were determined, and infarct volume was determined 24 hr after ischemia using TTC staining.Results: CD4+ and Gene expression of IL-1β were significantly increased in the Ischemia group compared to the control group. Also, E/P administration reduced infarct volume and CD4+ and gene expression of IL-1β compared to the Ischemia group.Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that induction of tMCAO altered the expression of CD4+ and gene expression of IL-1β in the ischemic penumbra. Moreover, E/P treatment could reverse these effects of stroke.https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_26149_73c973eefd854f89e131ff4e5822b82a.pdfcd4+estrogenil-1βprogesteronestroketmcao
spellingShingle Aboutaleb Tamtaji
Sayyed Alireza Talaei
Homayoun Naderian
Mohammad Ali Atlasi
Nasim Alipour
Abolfazl Azami-Tameh
Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
Iranian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
cd4+
estrogen
il-1β
progesterone
stroke
tmcao
title Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
title_full Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
title_fullStr Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
title_full_unstemmed Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
title_short Estrogen and progesterone attenuate CD4-positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat’s ischemic stroke brain
title_sort estrogen and progesterone attenuate cd4 positive immune cell traffic to the penumbra region of rat s ischemic stroke brain
topic cd4+
estrogen
il-1β
progesterone
stroke
tmcao
url https://ijbms.mums.ac.ir/article_26149_73c973eefd854f89e131ff4e5822b82a.pdf
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